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noun | verb breezebreeze1 /briz/ ●●○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYbreeze1Origin: 1500-1600 French brise ► breeze ... blowing A cool spring breeze was blowing. ► in the breeze Flags waved in the breeze. THESAURUSair► wind the air outside when it moves with a lot of force: An icy wind was blowing. A gust of wind rattled the window. ► breeze a wind that does not blow with much force: A gentle breeze blew through her hair. ► draft cold air blowing into a room, especially through the space around a window or door: There’s a draft coming in under the door. ► gust (of wind) a sudden strong movement of wind: A sudden gust blew my hat off. ► gale (also gale-force wind) a very strong wind: Prolonged gales knocked over trees and telephone poles. ► tornado an extremely violent storm consisting of air that spins very quickly and causes a lot of damage: Half the town was destroyed by the tornado. ► hurricane a severe tropical storm with strong winds that forms over the Atlantic Ocean: When the hurricane reached shore, it tore off roofs and knocked over trees. ► typhoon a severe tropical storm with strong winds that forms over the Pacific or Indian Oceans: A powerful typhoon is moving toward Taiwan. 1a gentle wind: an ocean breeze A cool spring breeze was blowing. Flags waved in the breeze.► see thesaurus at wind12be a breeze spoken to be something that is very easy to do: Installing the software is a breeze. [Origin: 1500–1600 French brise] → see also shoot the breeze at shoot1 (13) noun | verb breezebreeze2 verb [intransitive always + adv./prep.] VERB TABLEbreeze |
| Present | I, you, we, they | breeze | | he, she, it | breezes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | breezed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have breezed | | he, she, it | has breezed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had breezed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will breeze | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have breezed |
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| Present | I | am breezing | | he, she, it | is breezing | | you, we, they | are breezing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was breezing | | you, we, they | were breezing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been breezing | | he, she, it | has been breezing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been breezing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be breezing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been breezing |
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